Team

Prior to joining ABio-X, Sean was a Managing Director of CBC Group, co-founded and served as the CEO of Everest Medicines and was the VP of Global Business Development at Simcere Pharmaceutical Group. Sean was also the President and Board Director at Simcere America, a wholly owned subsidiary. Previously, Sean was the Senior Director of Alternative Partnerships, Evaluation & Expertise at Sanofi. Before Sanofi, Sean was an Associate at New Leaf Venture Partners, a healthcare VC firm. Earlier in his career, Sean worked in the pharmaceutical and diagnostic industries at Aventis and Johnson & Johnson. Sean currently serves as the Chairman of NiKang Therapeutics. He holds a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Virginia, an MBA with honor from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Nankai University, China. 

Joanna has practiced law since 2003, with an initial focus on patent and FDA regulatory matters and later in other areas including corporate and technology transactions.  She began her career with Ropes & Gray in Boston, followed by in-house experience in various medical device and biotechnology companies.  She received her JD from University of California, Berkeley with a Certificate in Law and Technology, and she was on the editorial boards of the California Law Review and Berkeley Technology Law Journal. As a registered U.S. patent attorney, Joanna also has a technical background with a PhD in physiology from the University of Virginia and conducted research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as a recipient of the Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Eddy began his career in the public accounting space at a medium sized Boston regional firm focusing on preparing tax returns as well as assurance services for clients ranging from mom-and-pop shops to large multi-million-dollar software companies. After leaving the public accounting field, he spent multiple years in the private equity funded SaaS industry focusing on general ledger accounting as well as driving process improvement. Prior to joining ABio-X, Eddy led the finance department for a concrete subcontractor. He is a Licensed CPA in the state of Massachusetts. Eddy received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance and MBA in Accounting from Assumption University.

Prior to joining ABio-X, Karly was a market analyst at a Boston-based law firm. Since joining ABio-X, Karly assists our member companies build their finance and procurement structures in the US. She also supports the audits and company financings. Karly received her Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business at Capital University of Economics and Business in China and graduated from Boston University with a Master of Science in Marketing Management.